Maika Monroe quotes:

I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I'm excited to see what happens.

I've seen so many scripts, and I want to do everything. Like with kiteboarding, you have to be fearless. I'm not scared.

With kiting, you have to land a trick, and in that instant you know whether you won or lost - I knew I could become the best in the world if I trained. But with acting, there are different variations; there's not a right or wrong way. It's so hard because it's so out of your hands. I have no idea what's going to happen!

Acting is such a crazy industry, but kite boarding keeps me grounded.

I started kite boarding when I was 13. My dad was a kite boarder, and I begged him to teach me until he finally agreed. He made me wait because it can be dangerous.

When I was living in the Dominican Republic, the local kids became a part of my family.

I grew up in the indie world and that's what I'm used to, but there's something really incredible about having money behind a film and having the time to do as many takes as you want.

I like to think that I've grown as an actor and things have changed, and I think so.

I want to work hard, and when good roles come along I don't want to pass them up.

With kiting, you have to land a trick, and in that instant you know whether you won or lost - I knew I could become the best in the world if I trained

You learn so much on set; I don't know if you learn as much anywhere else as you do when you're on set, working.

I just want to go for it. In every aspect of my life and careers, I just want to give it all I have.